December 2002 News
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from CW360.com
The holidays are here and we wish you all the very best for a great Christmas. There's lots on CW360.com to keep you occupied...20 Dec 2002
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Soap 1.2 specification takes next step
An upcoming version of the Web services specification Simple Object Access Protocol (Soap) has moved a step closer to...20 Dec 2002
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Microsoft ships connector for Outlook and Lotus Domino
Microsoft has released a software add-in today (Friday) that lets users of IBM's Lotus Domino servers access their e-mail through...20 Dec 2002
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IBM and BEA expand portal offerings
BEA Systems and IBM broadened their enterprise portal frameworks this week with partnership agreements with technology vendors...20 Dec 2002
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Cognos to buy planning software maker Adaytum
Business intelligence software maker Cognos is to acquire Adaytum, which makes collaboration software designed for modelling,...20 Dec 2002
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Marriott to add Wi-Fi in 400 hotels
Marriott International is to provide wireless LAN (WLAN) access at 400 hotels in the UK, Germany and the US.20 Dec 2002
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WorldCom wins US government contract
WorldCom has landed a 10-year contract to provide data communications services to the US Department of State.20 Dec 2002
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Veritas to acquire Precise Software for $537m
Veritas Software is to acquire Precise Software Solutions, an application performance management software company. The deal,...20 Dec 2002
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Flagging economy stymies US broadband growth
The growth of broadband Internet access in the US slowed in the first half of 2002, with only 27% more lines installed in that...20 Dec 2002
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Analysts claim lack of technology development means stagnant IT spend for 2003
Analysts have claimed that there are few major technology developments that will stimulate IT spending next year.20 Dec 2002
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Audio files figure in latest Microsoft vulnerability
Two security alerts have been issued concerning vulnerabilities in Nullsoft's WinAmp music player and Microsoft's Windows XP...20 Dec 2002
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Unisys captures £250m bank outsourcing deal
Unisys has joined the IBM and EDS in signing up a major outsourcing deal with a financial services company ahead of the Christmas...20 Dec 2002
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Vodafone CEO to step down next year
Vodafone, the world's largest mobile phone company, yesterday announced that its chief executive officer Chris Gent would step...19 Dec 2002
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Sony and Panasonic join forces to develop Linux for AV devices
Japan's two largest consumer electronics companies, Sony and Matsushita Electric (better known as Panasonic), have announced the...19 Dec 2002
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Java interaction with databases boosted
SolarMetric has upgraded its Kodo JDO tool, which enables a database to talk to Java applications without intensive coding and...19 Dec 2002
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Intel eases into WLAN with 802.11b chipset
Intel announced this week that it would not release a dual-band 802.11a/b wireless LAN (WLAN) chipset for its notebook processor...19 Dec 2002
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Software gives wireless devices phone capabilities
TeleSym, a voice over IP technology company, is to ship in beta a client software program that gives laptop PCs phone...19 Dec 2002
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Supplier in £100,000 hack left client passwords on network
A hacker who broke into the IT systems of leading travel operators and programmed their systems to issue more than £100,000 in...19 Dec 2002
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Audit office report highlights flaws in Customs fraud system
A report from the National Audit Office has once again highlighted weaknesses in an IT system used by Customs & Excise to fight...19 Dec 2002
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IT jobs market shows first signs of recovery
The first signs of a tentative recovery in the IT jobs market emerged this week, with new research by The Skills Market showing...19 Dec 2002
